Beyond recommending you not buy iPhones off eBay,
Why did you opt for Verizon instead of Apple Care Theft and Loss? I know the almost all of the times I had an issue with my phone, they replaced the phone. The almost is 2 times which were a screen issue that just needed a screen replacement, as well as I lost the phone and didn't have theft and loss.I opted for Verizon's insurance. I don't know if its over priced but it cost me 50 dollars a month for 4 phones. The deductible is a killer at 200 dollars, but the insurance doesn't repair the phone, but replace it. Last month, daughter #2 broke her phone and it was replaced no problem (refurb), and just recently daughter #1 did the same - talk about a bad stroke of luck.
That ran me 400 dollars, where as getting repaired by apple for both was going be 1,000. Conversely, the cost cost of the insurance is 1,200 so far, i.e., 50 dollars x 24 months. So to date I paid 1,600 dollars for insurance and deductibles (and that monthly cost is continuing), instead of 1,000. You see where I'm going with this. When its time to replace these phones, I'm not going to get insurance.
Because I bought it verizonWhy did you opt for Verizon instead of Apple Care Theft and Loss?
That kind of was my pointThe almost is 2 times which were a screen issue that just needed a screen replacement,
Sounds like you should purchase them Lifeproof, Punkcase, Miracase or Otterbox style cases to protect their phones while you’re still financially liable.I opted for Verizon's insurance. I don't know if its over priced but it cost me 50 dollars a month for 4 phones. The deductible is a killer at 200 dollars, but the insurance doesn't repair the phone, but replace it. Last month, daughter #2 broke her phone and it was replaced no problem (refurb), and just recently daughter #1 did the same - talk about a bad stroke of luck.
That ran me 400 dollars, where as getting repaired by apple for both was going be 1,000. Conversely, the cost cost of the insurance is 1,200 so far, i.e., 50 dollars x 24 months. So to date I paid 1,600 dollars for insurance and deductibles (and that monthly cost is continuing), instead of 1,000. You see where I'm going with this. When its time to replace these phones, I'm not going to get insurance.
You can get apple care on phones purchased through Verizon. I went through this with my 13pro max.Because I bought it verizon